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I'm self-employed, which by definition means I'm a professional skinflint gambler.
i'm a perpetual student, so that definition automatically applies to me too
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I'm self-employed, which by definition means I'm a professional skinflint gambler.
I think we're looking too negatively at the picture here. It's very simple. You and I both purchase the same item on sale at Tiger Direct. We both pay with Paypal. You pay X amount directly. I pay (X - 12-15%) just by going through Bing.com. Nothing dishonest or illegal. If I can save some.....I just might spend more. If Tiger Direct doesn't like dealing with Bing.com, then they can refuse to do so. I'm quite certain that the Bing cashback has created more sales for Tiger Direct. Wouldn't you agree to at least that point?? It's a voluntary partnership.I don't think we're actually debating anything here. I'm actually in agreement with what you're saying and I grudgingly accept that this is the way it is. I say grudgingly because what TigerDirect.com does is their business, but I'm just not a fan of discount culture even though I'm probably no more likely to pay a penny more for something online than you would if I can help it. I want to save money, but don't want to be forced into a chess match to do so.
But if you don't feel comfortable with all of this......simply don't use it. No big deal. And total disclaimer here: I do not work for Microsoft or have any affiliation with Bing.com or Bing cashback. I just wanted to pass along some savings to fellow Geekhackers who might like purchasing Buy It Now items listed on Ebay with Paypal. That's allI think somewhere in this thread it got misunderstood that I was uncomfortable with using Bing Cashback. I just wanted to know what the reasoning behind the free lunch was. As someone who lived and died the dot-com Internet boom and bust revolution as a very active agent of change, I'm suspicious, but mostly intensely curious of the real rationales behind campaigns that appear to be leveraging Y2K marketing strategies on the surface.
I bought whatever I felt like eating. Usually, chips, beer, ice pops......the essentials.
Chips have lots of MSG, which, passes through your "blood brain barrier", causes bad headaches and strokes. Also can make some people fat (hasn't had any effect on me but killer headaches and temporary vision loss). I ate two large bags of old dutch chips straight, just wanted to see what would happen...
And I thank you that I'm probably going to save around $100 on stuff that I needed to buy and that I would have had to buy from otherwise nameless online retailers anyway.
Chips have lots of MSG, which, passes through your "blood brain barrier", causes bad headaches and strokes. Also can make some people fat (hasn't had any effect on me but killer headaches and temporary vision loss). I ate two large bags of old dutch chips straight, just wanted to see what would happen... not a good idea ha.
Popsicles are usually just frozen artificial flavours
Itlnstln knows a thing or two about how REAL homemade food is SO MUCH BETTER. Italian recipies are some of the best. I like Greek food too.
Junkfood is for the uninformed.
I AM lazy. Don't even use coupons at the store.
Drives my mother nuts.
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You mean like buying multiple keyboards and RMAing them all?
Just saying. The practice raises the cost for EVERYBODY.
Can we puhleeez stick to Bing Cashback on this thread?? So far, Welly likes it, Raj thinks it's evil internet propaganda designed to destroy us all, Hyperlink is caving in to save some hard earned dollars, Ripster is flat out too lazy and RICH to be bothered. I'm not sure where itlnstln stands other than the fact that he can find no good food in San Antonio.
Anyone else? I just used my Bing Cashback to buy this since I don't have one yet.
IBM 1390131 Clicky
Saved myself $2.52 which is already in my Paypal account. Now I can call up Chuck to order another colored keycap
I promise to stay on topic in this thread if SKCheng and Welly stop polluting the rest of Geekhack with "BING this" and "BING that".
You guys are the pawns of Steve Ballmer. Good guerrilla marketing but annoying nonetheless.
I promise to stay on topic in this thread if SKCheng and Welly stop polluting the rest of Geekhack with "BING this" and "BING that".
You guys are the pawns of Steve Ballmer. Good guerrilla marketing but annoying nonetheless.
I thought it was kinda funny they were discussing the benefits of this for MS or lack of such, while mentioning Bing on an unrelated forum a thousand times. Reminds me of that Apple spammer.
Do NOT delete the thread. All I'm asking is there's no need to keep referring to it on EVERY Ebay auction. Occasional references to a store that HAPPENS to be on Bing like Newegg is OK too - I didn't know about that particular option for example until you started the thread. Fine to point out in moderation.
Welly, Webwit and I kid around a lot. Reminds me of the dog park I go to every day where the dogs greet each other by sniffing each other's butts.
went to the dawgs?
Anyway, i've moved on to big nosed italians.Show Image
wish fox wasn't such a copyright stickler on youtube videos or i'd be posting those all the time.
she graduated from tenafly high which is across the street from my office.
I like quinn. The ex-prez of the chastity club.Show Image
Do NOT delete the thread. All I'm asking is there's no need to keep referring to it on EVERY Ebay auction.
Chips have lots of MSG, which, passes through your "blood brain barrier", causes bad headaches and strokes.
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Junkfood is for the uninformed.
(Joking aside, if I was a young person I would never use fluoride toothpaste.)
Just a little tidbit of info, just tried this on an item that had an existing 10% discount. Can't combine the two, unfortunately.
However, this is abnormally simple. I like it.
This is how you know you've arrived at eBay via bing and will receive cashback:Show Image
Actually, you can combine the two. It was a seller 10% discount right? Should work?? As long as it wasn't a Best Offer discount. Then it doesn't work.